3.0.0 954 2023-01-11T13:47:34Z 2023-01-11T13:47:34Z Senate S 2021-03-24 117 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-24T20:49:43Z Voter Registration Reporting Act of 2021 117 639 HR 2021-02-01 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Disability Voting Rights Act 117 775 HR 2021-02-03 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Alice Paul Voter Protection Act 117 1245 HR 2021-04-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS For the People Act of 2021 117 1 S 2021-08-11 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123. Related bill CRS Democracy Restoration Act of 2021 117 481 S 2021-02-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Same Day Registration Act of 2021 117 65 HR 2021-01-04 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Next Generation Votes Act 117 576 HR 2021-01-28 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Expanding Access to Early Voting Act of 2021 117 640 HR 2021-02-01 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Polling Change Awareness Act 117 641 HR 2021-02-01 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Dropbox Access Act 117 776 HR 2021-02-03 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Voter Registration Promotion Act 117 827 HR 2021-02-04 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Related bill CRS America Votes Act of 2021 117 1059 HR 2021-02-15 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Election Official Integrity Act of 2021 117 1274 HR 2021-02-24 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Know Your Polling Place Act 117 1278 HR 2021-02-24 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS For the People Act of 2021 117 1 HR 2021-03-11 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS Voter Empowerment Act of 2021 117 2358 HR 2021-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS For the People Act of 2021 117 2093 S 2021-09-15 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S6516-6517) Related bill CRS Every Vote Counts Act 117 3867 HR 2021-06-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. Related bill CRS 2021-03-24 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2021-03-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N W000790 Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] Raphael Warnock D GA G. 2021-03-24 True Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Aging Civil actions and liability Congressional elections Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Disability and paralysis Disaster relief and insurance Election Assistance Commission Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Elementary and secondary education Emergency planning and evacuation Employee hiring Family relationships Foreign language and bilingual programs Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Higher education Indian lands and resources rights Indian social and development programs Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Law enforcement administration and funding Military personnel and dependents Natural disasters Northern Ireland Postal service Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations U.S. territories and protectorates Voting rights Worker safety and health Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-03-24 Introduced in Senate 2022-01-21T18:07:03Z Voter Empowerment Act of 2021

This bill expands voter registration and voting access.

Specifically, the bill expands voter registration by requiring states to (1) make available online voter registration, (2) establish automatic voter registration systems, (3) permit same-day voter registration, and (4) accept voter registration applications from individuals under age 18.

Further, the bill limits removing voters from voter rolls and prohibits interference with voter registration or voting.

Next, the bill requires states to allow individuals with disabilities to use absentee registration procedures and to vote by absentee ballot in federal elections.

The bill also prohibits voter caging (the practice of sending mail to addresses on voter rolls, compiling a list of the undeliverable mail, and using the list to remove registered voters from voter rolls).

Next, the bill expands voting access by requiring states to allow early voting and voting by mail without additional conditions. It also requires states to provide secured drop boxes at which individuals may drop off their completed absentee ballots.

In addition, the bill declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any federal election shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual is serving a felony sentence.

Finally, the bill permanently reauthorizes the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). It also directs the EAC to make grants to states for specified activities, including to implement automatic voter registration systems.

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